Hefei vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$216
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
76
😀 Quality of life
69
61
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hefei is 9% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7469th and 7072nd ($643 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 5th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4318th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540